Towel rack



ct. 8, 1946. T. w. MULLEN 2,403,869

' TOWEL RACK Filed Aug. 2, 1945 Zvmswrog 790M143 14/ Maui M fiTOlP/VEX I Patented Oct. 8, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOWEL RACK Thomas W. Mullen, Evansville, Ind.

Application August 2, 1945, Serial No. 608,464

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to towel racks wherein the primary object is to provide a structure which will aid in preventing towels from sliding off of the rack. A further primary object of the invention is to provide a mounting bracket simple in form and requiring a minimum number of screws for attachment. These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those versed in the art in the following description of one particular form of the invention as shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a view in top elevation of a structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2, a view in front elevation; and

Fig. 3, a view on an enlarged scale in end elevation.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views in the drawing,

I form an arcuate bar In the major part of which bows outwardly from the plane of the wall to which the rack may be attached. The major length of this bar It] curves continuously without any straight portions therein and has each end thereof bent around rearwardly by the short legs l and I2 to merge integrally with the mounting brackets l3 and M, the rear faces of which are in a common plane. Each of these brackets I3 and M is substantially inverted heart-shaped to have the legs II and I2 joining therein toward their lower end portions from their front faces. The brackets extend by their major portions above the level of the bar Hi, this bar If! having its top side in a plane substantially at right angles to the back faces of the respective brackets l3 and I4.

Through the upper end portions of the brackets 13 and I4 are screw receiving holes l5 and I6 respectively, that is, there is but one hole through each bracket, and the hole in each instance is located above the rod l0 so that the weight of the rod tends to swing the lower end portions of the brackets l3 and I4 inwardly against the wall on which they may be mounted, and the entire weight is carried by thescrews (not shown) which 2 may be inserted through the holes l5 and 5, these screws serving further as means for preventing the outward rocking of the upper end portions of these brackets l3 and I4.

By reason of the curved length of the rod ID, a towel hung over that rod is not folded along a straight line but instead causes the towel to hang in a non-planar manner so that any tendency of the towel to slip by one side portion downwardly to leave the bar I 0 is resisted by reason of the resistance set up in the towel originally to bending on account of the arcuate fold rather than the straight line fold. Furthermore, by reason of the fact that the bar [0 is bowed outwardly by its central portion, there is gained this additional space as opposed to a straight bar between the legs I I and I2 whereby it becomes easier to hang the towel over the bar.

While I have herein shown and described my invention in the one particular form, it is obvious that structural changes may be employed, such for example as the cross sectional shape of the bar itself, or the configuration of the mounting brackets, all without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore do not desire to be limited to that precise form beyond the limitations as may be imposed by the following claim.

I claim:

A towel rack comprising an outwardly bowed bar with a rearwardly extending leg at each end; an inverted heart-shaped, substantially flat bracket fixed respectively to each of said legs, said legs joining said brackets above their lower margins below bracket centers to have the major bracket portions above the legs, and said brackets each having a screw securing hole therethrough spaced between the top edge portion of the bracket and above said legs; whereby the single screw will retain its bracket against rocking outwardly by said top portion under the leverage action by weight of a towel on the outwardly bowed bar, and will retain the bracket against rocking outwardly by said lower margin upon upward dragging of a towel from said bowed bar.

THOMAS W. MULLEN. 

